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In which Art tries to keep his hand in at German. Probably not of interest to most. Slapdash is the word that comes to mind.




Some people are so beautiful,
your heart almost stops.
You stare and think "Damn,
being as beautiful as that just isn't normal."
Most people are not beautiful.
They've got a crap figure.
They haven't got a BMW,
and not even Abitur[1].

To be beautiful, and a bit obscene,
says the woman to the man:
"Hey, darling, what more could we want?"
"To be rich," thinks the man,
because he's a catalogue distributor,
and would like to be a millionaire.

Whoever wants to find work, will find work,
what's all this about status?
The men shout "Shit!"
and the women clean the loo.
But what's all this about "Lazy bones"?
Every kid knows the bone is the most productive part of a man.

To be beautiful, and a bit obscene,
says the woman to the man:
"Hey, darling, what more could we want?"
"To be rich," thinks the man,
because he's a catalogue distributor,
and would like to be a millionaire.

And eventually they saw the light,
it was 60 watts.
Since then, every sunday
they light a candle in the church
and they pray, that their dreams will come true,
because they're not expecting too much from life.

Just to be beautiful, and a bit obscene,
says the woman to the man:
"Hey, darling, what more could we want?"
"To be rich," thinks the man,
because he's a catalogue distributor,
and would like to be a millionaire.

Manche Menschen sind so schön,
da bleibt einem das Herz fast stehn.
Man staunt und denkt: "Verdammt nochmal,
sowas von schön ist nicht normal."
Die meisten Menschen sind nicht schön.
Sie haben eine Scheiss-Figur.
Sie haben keinen BMW
und noch nicht mal Abitur.

Schön sein und ein bisschen obszön sein,
sagt die Frau zu dem Mann:
"Hey Schatzi, was will man mehr?"
"Reich sein", denkt der Mann dann,
weil er ist Prospekteverteiler
und wär gern Millionär.

Wer arbeiten will, findet Arbeit,
was heisst denn hier Niveau?
Die Männer brüllen "Scheisse"
und die Frauen putzen das Klo.
Doch was heisst hier "Faule Säcke"?
Das weiss doch jedes Kind,
dass bei den Männern die Säcke
am produktivsten sind.

Schön sein und ein bisschen obszön sein,
sagt die Frau zu dem Mann:
"Hey Schatzi, was wolln wir mehr?"
"Reich sein", denkt der Mann dann,
weil er ist Prospekteverteiler
und wär gern Millionär.

Und irgendwann haben sie das Licht gesehn,
es hatte 60 Watt.
Seitdem zünden sie jeden Sonntag
eine Kerze in der Kirche an,
und sie beten, dass ihre Träume in Erfüllung gehn,
denn sie erwarten vom Leben nicht zuviel.

Nur schön sein und ein bisschen obszön sein,
sagt die Frau zu dem Mann:
"Hey Schatzi, wir brauchen nicht mehr!"
"Nur reich sein", denkt der Mann dann,
weil er ist Prospekteverteiler
und wär gern Millionär.

[1] Abitur = final school exam. Putting "A-levels" in just felt too silly...

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Date: 2006-10-10 11:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com
Oh well done indeed on the Sack/bone analogy. Very good.

Original?

Date: 2006-10-12 11:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dominic hargreaves (from livejournal.com)
Where does the original text come from? Is it a poem/song lyrics? Author? I assume Die Toten Hosen - Schön Sein is the title and/or author; does that have an English translation? :)

Cheers,

Dominic.

Re: Original?

Date: 2006-10-12 12:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] brrm.livejournal.com
It's a song by German punk band Die Toten Hosen, literal translation "The Dead Trousers" - Tote Hose being a german idiom for 'lifeless' or 'boring'. The song's title is "Being beautiful".

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Date: 2006-10-12 01:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ms-saffie.livejournal.com
Aww, you're such a clever little badger :)

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